There is no point which the faction of fraternity in England have labored more than to excite in the poor the horror of any war with France upon any occasion.
Edmund Burke: “There is no point which the faction of fraternity in England have labored more than to excite in the poor the horror of…”
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Burke notes that the faction advocating fraternity in England has worked to instill fear of war with France among the poor.
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